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In reply to the discussion: Do you hate loud typing? Loud eating? Slurping? [View all]LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)74. OOOOOH YES!
Gum snapping!!!! DO NOT DO THAT AROUND ME! I once was on a line in a store and the woman behind me snapped gum, maybe only once. I turned around and turned the high beams on her such that she sincerely apologized without my saying a word.
Also, absent minded crushing of water bottles (e.g., the ones used by Poland Spring) that have been made kind of flimsy probably for recycling purposes. They make a crinkly kind of racket when nearly empty and pressure is applied. DON'T DO IT. I WILL GLARE AT YOU, TOO.
Last but by no means least, it is not necessary to POUND THE KEYBOARD and it contributes to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome SO DON'T DO THAT EITHER.
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The sound of munching/crunching ice was particularly abhorrent to my sister
Cirque du So-What
Oct 2015
#24
Two things, but only when on tv or in a movie: computer typing and trickling bath water.
Chemisse
Oct 2015
#40